| 1 ܘܝ ܠܕܢܚܬܝܢ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܡܬܥܕܪܘ ܘܥܠ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܡܬܬܟܠܝܢ ܘܡܬܬܟܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܛܒ ܥܫܝܢܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܬܟܠܘ ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܠܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܒܥܘ | 1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, trusting in horses, and putting their confidence in chariots, because they me many: and in horsemen, because they me very strong: and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought after the Lord. |
| 2 ܘܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܐܝܬܝ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܐܥܒܪ ܘܩܡ ܥܠ ܒܝܬܐ ܕܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܒ̇ܕܝ ܥܘܠܐ | 2 But he that is the wise one hath brought evil, and hath not removed his words: and he will rise up against the house of the wicked, and against the aid of them that work iniquity. |
| 3 ܘܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܘܪܟܫܗܘܢ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܢܪܟܢ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܢܣܬܚܦ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܘܢܦܠ ܐܦ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܥܕܪ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܢܣܘܦܘܢ | 3 Egypt is man, and not God: and their horses, flesh, and not spirit: and the Lord shall put down his hand, and the helper shall fall, and he that is helped shall fall, and they shall al be confounded together. |
| 4 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܗ̇ܡ ܐܪܝܐ ܘܓܘܪܝܐ ܕܐܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܬܒ̇ܪ ܘܩ̇ܥܝܢ ܒܗ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܩܠܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܕܚ̇ܠ ܘܡܢ ܣܘܓܐܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܚܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܠܡܬܚܝܠܘ ܥܠ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܪ̈ܡܬܗ̇ | 4 For thus saith the Lord to me: Like as the lion roareth, and the lion's whelp upon his prey, and when a multitude of shepherds shall come against him, he will not fear at their voice, nor be afraid of their multitude: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight upon mount Sion, and upon the hill thereof. |
| 5 ܐܝܟ ܨܦܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܚܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܓܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܢܓܢ ܘܢܦܨܐ ܘܢܣܝܥ ܘܢܥܕܪ | 5 As birds dying, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem, protecting and delivering, passing over and saving. |
| 6 ܬܘܒܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ̈ ܕܐܥܫܢܬܘܢ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ | 6 Return as you had deeply revolted, O children of Israel. |
| 7 ܡܛܠ ܕܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܣܠܘܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ ܘܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܠܟܘܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ | 7 For in that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your hands have made for you to sin. |
| 8 ܘܢ̇ܦܠ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܚܪܒܐ ܠܐ ܕܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܪܒܐ ܠܐ ܕܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܐܟܠܝܘܗܝ ܘܢܥܪܘܩ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܪܒܐ ܘܥ̈ܠܝܡܘܗܝ ܠܐܬܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ | 8 And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword not of a man, and the sword not of a man shall devour him, and he shall flee not at the face of the sword: and his young men shall be tributaries. |
| 9 ܘܫܩܝܦܐ ܕܡܥܡܪܗ ܢܥܒܪ ܘܢܬܬܒܪܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܗ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ ܘܬܢܘܪܗ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ | 9 And his strength shall pass away with dread, and his princes fleeing shall be afraid: the Lord hath said it, whose die is in Sion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. |
